Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

Ship Event

Tuesday, March 8, 1966 @ 0900
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate 		RUNSWICK (1956 - 1972 cargo ship 476 feet overall of Headlam & Sons, Whitby Own Page

RUNSWICK (on Hall Line charter) in Glasgow loads one heavy lift of 23 tons by her own gear
Ship's location2 / 3 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (Scotland, UK) with head east and bridge 1/2 blind east of bulkhead 2/3Port of RegistryWhitby (North Yorkshire, England)
Stevedore loading outward cargoJames Spencer & Co. (Stevedores) Ltd., 165 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, C. 3. Tel.. 041-221-5224Gross Tonnage6229
Heavy lifts loaded8 March loaded one heavy lift of 23 tons by ship's own gear
Ships agentCity Line Ltd., 75 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C.2. Tel. CENtral 9971

Sharp-eyed readers may have noticed that the ship's agents City Line of Glasgow had advertised that RUNSWICK would leave Glasgow for Birkenhead to finish loading cargo for Africa.   But the Dockmaster's Book for Prince's Dock shows that RUNSWICK left Glasgow for Swansea (south Wales, UK).   

MV RUNSWICK